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>> senator, she said she's talked with you about what happens here next. as i mentioned, i feel like the partisan lines don't match neatly on this issue, either in terms of using u.s. military sport force in specific instances or the open-ended authorizations where it never has to go back to congress and we feed that power to the president in a way that the constitution did not mean for us to do. because it does not have meet partisan lines and neat partisan mapping, i feel like these things are hard to predict in the senate . do you share congresswoman lee's optimism , cautiously, that this r...

In terms of using military force in specific instances or the ideas of these open-ended authorizations when it never has to come back to congress and we have seen that power in a way the constitution didn't mean for us to do. because it doesn't have need partisan lines, and mapping, i do feel like these things are hard to predict in the senate. do you share congressman lease cautious optimism that this repeal is going to pass the senate to? >> rachel, i do. i'm not so cautious. i think we're gonna get a great vote in the senate foreign relations committee on tuesday. i have a co-sponsor in thi...

Cautious. i think we're going to get a great vote in the senate foreign relations committee on tuesday. i have a co-sponsor to repeal both the iraq war resolution, 1991 and 2002, and congress passes these war resolutions and never repeals them and they float out there in space like dom zombies that can be used by mischief making executives that can do damage. and congress doesn't have a track record of repealing these authorizations but together with todd young, constitutional conservative from indiana, marine veteran, he is my chief co-sponsor on this bill, so if you think of barbara lee, one...

When you listen to where it was, a lot of it seems like a return to what was the status quo. he wants to return to the u.s. to the jcpoa. he wants to put the u.s. back in the paris climate agreement. he wants to get rid of the aumf, the post- 9/11 war resolutions without saying how he would replace it when lawmakers from both parties have had so much difficulty coming up with new war powers resolution over the years. while he is distinguishing himself by talk about foreign policy, putting a spotlight on it this early in a campaign, he hasn't laid out a vision that separates him from other demo...

Chris: is schumer right? does the white house need approval from congress if it's going to get more deeply involved in syria? john: under the war resolutions act, it is required. and i think it also makes good sense. before we commit our military and our men and women in uniform to any sort of conflict, they deserve the support of congress on a bipartisan basis as well as the support of the american people. that's why that consultation and advice is so important. chris: president obama and now president trump both authorized widespread use of force across the middle east based on an approval g...